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Media advisory: AIUSA to Provide Workshops on Aspects of COVID-19 and Human Rights
As COVID-19 has reached pandemic levels around the world, Amnesty International USA is piloting workshops to media on the aspects of COVID-19 and human rights. While the focus has rightfully…
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Press Release
Colorado’s Abolition of Death Penalty Brings Country One Step Closer Towards Eliminating this Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Punishment
Reacting to news that the Colorado Governor has signed a bill to repeal the death penalty, Kristina Roth, Senior Program Officer at Amnesty International USA, stated: “Colorado becomes the 22nd…
![en. Gail Shwartz cries after a bill that would have repealed the death penalty in Colorado and used the savings to fund cold case investigations failed in the Senate on a 17-18 vote on Wednesday. The Hyoung Chang/ The Denver Post (Photo By Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images)](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/GettyImages-161120939-300x202.jpg)
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Cambodian Forest Defenders Under Threat (Cambodia: UA 31.20)
Cambodia’s Prey Lang rainforest - one of Southeast Asia’s most important ecosystems – is under threat. In recent weeks, Prey Lang’s defenders have been threatened, arrested, and attacked. The harassment…
Urgent Action
Urgent Action: Pro-Democracy Activists Detained (Guinea: UA 29.20)
Guinean pro-democracy activists Sékou Koundono and Ibrahima Diallo were released on 13 March, but they still face charges, and both remain under judicial supervision. Amnesty International believes the charges against…
Update
Achieving A Fair and Effective COVID-19 Response: An Open Letter to Vice-President Mike Pence, and Other Federal, State and Local Leaders from Public Health and Legal Experts in the United States
Sustained human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus in the United States (US) appears today inevitable. The extent and impact of the outbreak in the US is difficult to predict and…
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Press Release
15 Groups Call on Lawmakers to Protect Privacy and Personal Data in Covid-19 Relief Packages
Congress must take steps to protect our privacy and secure our personal data, including location and health data, in the forthcoming emergency relief packages, 15 groups said in a letter sent to…
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Victory
Urgent Action Victory! Yulia Tsvetkova Released from House Arrest (Russian Federation: UA 6.20)
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur District Court ruled to release women rights and LGBT rights activist Yulia Tsvetkova from house arrest on 16 March. She remains under travel restrictions, and criminal and administrative…
Update
Extension of Public Comments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
March 19, 2020 Russell T. Vought Acting Director U.S. Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20503 Re: Extension of Public Comments Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Dear…
Press Release
Qatari Migrant Workers in Labor Camps at Grave Risk Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Responding to reports that parts of Qatar’s Industrial Area in Doha - home to a large number of migrant workers’ accommodation - has been put into lockdown after hundreds of…
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Press Release
U.S. Border Closure is Cruel, Short-sighted, and Opportunistic
Responding to the United States announcement that the country will imminently close its border with Mexico and Canada, Charanya Krishnaswami, the Advocacy Director for the Americas at Amnesty International USA,…
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Urgent Action
Urgent Action Victory! Yulia Tsvetkova Released from House Arrest (Russian Federation: UA 6.20)
The Komsomolsk-on-Amur District Court ruled to release women rights and LGBT rights activist Yulia Tsvetkova from house arrest on 16 March. She remains under travel restrictions, and criminal and administrative…
Update
Letter to Secretary Pompeo on ICC Recommendations (3-18-2020)
To view PDF version click here: Letter to Sec Pompeo on ICC March 18, 2020 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street,…